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Tuesday, April 6, 2010 – Daily News – 7A Death Notice Mannie Spiker Elliott Mannie Spiker Elliott, a former Red Bluff resi- dent, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010, in Redding. He was 49 years old. Alan & Dahl Funeral Chapels is handling the arrangements. Published Tuesday, April 5, 2010, the Daily News, Red Bluff, Calif. ATM Continued from page 1A and removed funds, which records indicate totaled nearly $2,200 in cash, goods or services, a sheriff’s press release said. McCullough initiated an investigation tracking ATM card receipts and obtaining videos of a man using the card at 10 separate business- es in Corning and Red Bluff, the release said. McCullough was able to identify Soliz, who also was identified by witnesses involved in several of the transactions, the release said. Soliz was contacted and said he had received the ATM card in the mail by mistake, activated it and used it to get cash in Corn- ing and Red Bluff and to purchase items online. Soliz was arrested with- out incident and booked on 26 counts of theft using a stolen ATM card, 10 counts of burglary and one count of grand theft. Staff report CLUB Continued from page 1A Lima said she is very BEYOND Continued from page 1A You have to just put your fear behind you.” When the race started, the tem- perature was below freezing and there was ice on the ground. By daytime, the temperature hit the mid-70s. Abbs ran in weather conditions from rain and hail to sunshine during daylight and under an almost full moon. The race went through the leg- endary Brushy Mountain State Prison, where runners had to wade through the storm water sewage system to get from one side of the prison to the other. The first two times through the water, it was about 2 inches deep. His third time through, it was raining and the water was up to just below his knees, Abbs said. In his first two loops Abbs tagged along with a group of vet- eran runners. As a “Barkley vir- gin” Abbs said some of the veter- ans may have been skeptical about his ability to endure, and he thought he would have to prove himself. “I didn’t want to be seen as someone who followed blindly, so I tried to be helpful where I could, trying to memorize and point out landmarks, but I got along with the folks I traveled with, and I found that we formed a tight knit group that was willing to share, and I had a great time with those folks.” To prove that they ran the route instead of taking shortcuts or going off course, each runner had a specific page that had to be ripped out of the 10 books along the course and brought back to the finish line. The 10 pages had to be presented to race officials before runners could start out on the next loop. Abbs said the books had uplift- ing titles — one was called “Death in the Woods.” When Abbs started the third lap, he was alone and exhausted. At times it was frightening and he worried that he would miss a landmark, go off on the wrong proud of the work the women have done during the last two years of her presidency. “They have gone out of their way to make Courtesy photo Alan Abbs and other participants approach the Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary during the Barkley Marathons. route and get lost. In a blog he reflects, “I grab my number, a real race number that says ‘Barkley Marathons — Not All Pain Is Gain,’ and I start out on loop 3. It’s still dark. I’m now alone. I’m starting reverse loops. I’m a Barkley virgin. My feet hurt, it’s cold, it looks like rain, I’m dirty, I’m chafing, I’m sore, I’ve been pierced by briars, and I probably smell...This is what it’s all about at the Barkley — who can go the hardest and take the most abuse for the longest amount of time. It’s the best deal in ultrarunning — all this for only $1.60 and a license plate.” Except for a short half hour nap 22 hours into the race, Abbs did not stop to rest or eat. He ate as he went along and by the time he finished each lap most of his food was gone. He carried a back- improvements to this club,” Lima said. “They have been so devoted and determined to make this the nicest clubhouse it can be. There fundraising pack with about 2,000 calories worth of food, mostly dry fruit and granola bars, extra clothes, flashlights and some medical and survival supplies. “Once you left camp to go out on a loop you had to be self-suffi- cient until you got back,” he said. “You had to be ready for just about anything.” After the race, Abbs threw away a lot of clothes. They were torn and had holes from going through briar bushes. Basically everything that he had worn was no longer wearable, he said. He went through two pairs of shoes. Abbs completed three of the five loops, finishing third, which is impressive for being a first- timer. He completed the 60-mile Fun Run in 38 hours and 43 min- utes, falling short of the 36-hour cutoff to continue in the race. efforts have just been unsurpassed.” Information about the club or the tea is available by calling Lima at 824- 4676. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.c om. Car destroys tree, car port; driver arrested A 22-year-old Red Bluff man was arrested after he reported his involvement in a vehicle versus building crash Saturday morning. Steven Daniel Torrez Mar- tinez called 911 at 5:34 a.m. to report the vehicle he was driving had hit a building in the area of Jackson Street, north of Ash Street. Upon arrival, officers found Martinez standing outside of his vehicle, which was wedged between a tree and the outer car- port wall at 780 Ash Street, a Red Bluff Police press release said No one was injured, but the vehicle had sustained major dam- age, the release said. The carport wall also had major damage. Martinez was arrested on sus- picion of driving under the influ- ence of an alcoholic beverage and booked into Tehama County Jail. — Staff report 7 dead, 19 missing in W.Va. coal mine explosion MONTCOAL, W.Va. (AP) — Rescue teams were trying to locate at least 19 trapped miners in a large underground coal mine where an explosion killed seven workers on Monday, the coal company and mine safety officials said. Nine rescue crews usual- ly made up of six members each were at the mine that covers several square miles, but it was not clear if they had headed underground yet to pull people out, said federal Mine Safety and Health Administration spokeswoman Amy Lou- viere. State mining director Ron Wooten said the blast that happened around 3 p.m. at Massey Energy Co.’s Upper Big Branch mine in Raleigh County, about 30 miles south of Charleston. The company did not provide details on the extent of the damage or if other miners had made it out on their own. ‘‘We want to assure the families of all the miners we are taking every action pos- sible to locate and rescue those still missing,’’ said Massey CEO Don Blanken- ship, who confirmed the number of dead and missing in a statement. He said the names would not be released until next- of-kin were notified. One injured miner is in intensive care at Charleston Area Medical Center, spokeswoman Elizabeth Pellegrin said. ‘‘We are preparing for other patients,’’ she said. The mine is operated by Massey subsidiary Perfor- mance Coal Co. It has caches of extra oxygen along emergency escape routes and airtight cham- bers designed to provide enough air to keep miners alive for four days if they can’t make their way out, according to Randy Harris, an engineering consultant who oversees installation of high-tech gear. Federal records show three miners have died on the job at Upper Big Branch since 1998. The mine produced 1.2 million tons of coal in 2009, according to the mine safety agency, and has about 200 employees, most of whom work underground. They would not have all been working the same shift. The mine has two production shifts and one maintenance and extracts coal from the 72-inch Eagle coalbed, a thick seam for the region. Upper Big Branch extracts the bulk of its coal using a machine called a longwall miner that uses a cutting head to move back and forth across the work- ing face somewhat like a 1,000-foot-long deli slicer. 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While most banks are los- ing money, Cornerstone is making money. “I feel good about our asset qualities and am comfortable about our long term prospect as a banking enterprise,” Fink said in December. ——— Tang Lor can be reached at 527-2153, Ext. 110 or by e-mail at tlor@redbluffdai- lynews.com. Have a news tip? Call 527-2151, Ext. 112 TEHAMA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY Paid for by Re-Elect Gregg Cohen District Attorney 2010 RE-ELECT